Stamp-moistener.



WITNESSES:

" PATENTED JULY 30,- 1907.

G. NEUER.

STAMP MOISTBNBR. APPLICATION 11.31) ran. 14. 1901.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

CARL NEUER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. a

sTAMr-MoIsTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed February 14, 1907. $erial N0- 3513M.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL NEUER, a citizen of the United States, residingat San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements inStamp-Moisteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a stamp moistening device.

Its object is to provide a'simple, practical, neat and attractive deviceto sit on a desk by which stamps, stickers and the like may be moistenedpreparatory to their being attached to envelops or other surfaces towhich they are to be applied.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combinationof parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, havingreference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a verticalsection showing the construction of my stamp moistening device. Fig. 2is a front elevation showing the upper flattened neck of the cap.

A represents a receptacle of suitable size, shape and material, adaptedto contain water. Preferably this receptacle is of metal and heavyenough to-stand upright on a desk or table without danger of tippingover when in use, but at the same time capable of being easily movedfrom place to place. In practice it is usually made pear-shaped as hereshown, and about as large as a good size pear, flattened on the bottomand weighted so as to stand upright.

Screwing into or otherwise detachably connected to the receptacle orvessel A is a top or cap 2 which carries a downwardly extending,flattened tubular projection 3 reaching nearly to the bottom of thereceptacle when the cap is screwed on. Extending above the cap andcarried thereby and operating as an extension of the tube 3, is a hollowflattened curved neck or stem 4. The tube 3 and stem 4 having acontinuous passage or throat to receive a wick 5 like an ordinary lampwick, of suitable absorbent material, through which sufficient water isdrawn by capillary attraction from the inside of the vessel to enable astamp or other sticker to be moistened by simply rubbing the adhesiveside of the stamp, label or other sticker, against the moist project ingend 6 of the wick. The tube 3 and neck 4 are preferably made integralwith cap 2 as here shown, but I do not necessarily limit myself to suchconstruction. The tube part 3 is preferably impervious to moisture,except such as is drawn up through its lower open end into the wick. Ifthe wick is dipped directly into the water, or if the tube wasperforated or pervious, too much water would be drawn up and the outerend of the wick would be kept too moist. I also prefer to curve the neck4 as here shown so as to carry the wick off to one side of the devicewith a return bend so that the moistening end of the Wick pointsdownward to enable the stamps to be handled with respect to the wick inthe most eflicacious manner. It also keeps the device from getting wetand sloppy. The passage way i the neck and tube is flattened to enable awick of proper width to be used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. A stamp moistener comprising a vessel to containwater and having a removable cover, said cover provided with a tubularextension which projects inside the receptacle to a point near thebottom thereof, said cover having, also an external tubular curved neckin continuation with said extension, said neck having a return bend, anda wick occupying the passage-way in said extension and neck, said wickhaving one end in the presence of the liquid in the receptacle and theother extending downward from the open end of the neck to provide amoist portion for the application of the stamp.

2. A stamp moistener comprising a vessel to contain water, a screw-coverfor said receptacle, said cover having a flat tubular extension insidethe vessel and a flat tubular neck outside the cover, said neck providedwith a return bend, and a wick in the flat tubular channel formed insaid extension and neck.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CARL NEUER.

Witnesses R. D. Mcl'jnnor, Gno. F. WELCH.

